TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of network communications technologies,
and in particular, to a multi-waveband OFDM receiver, and a frequency offset compensation
method and system.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,
OFDM) technology, a channel is divided into several orthogonal sub-channels, a high-rate
data signal is converted into a parallel low-rate sub data stream and modulated to
each sub-channel for transmission. Currently, the OFDM technology is widely applied
to the broadcast audio and video field and the civil communications system, and main
applications include: asymmetric digital subscriber loop (ADSL), ETSI standard digital
audio broadcasting (DAB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), high definition television
(HDTV), a wireless local area network (WLAN), and the like.
[0003] In a process of information transmission by means of the orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM), information needs
to be modulated to an optical comb line generated by a transmitter, to form a multi-waveband
signal, and signal demodulation is implemented at a receive end by using beat frequency
between an optical comb in a receiver and the optical comb line generated by the transmitter.
The optical comb line spacing in the transmitter and the optical comb line spacing
in the receiver are not exactly the same and an offset exists between them; however,
because the spacings are different, performance of the receiver is deteriorated. In
the prior art, frequency offset compensation is usually performed on a radio frequency
drive signal that is used to generate the optical comb line; however, the existing
compensation method has relatively low accuracy.
SUMMARY
[0004] Embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-waveband OFDM receiver, and
a frequency offset compensation method and system, so as to resolve a problem in the
prior art that accuracy of frequency offset compensation for a radio frequency drive
signal of a multi-waveband OFDM receiver is not high.
[0005] To resolve the foregoing technical problem, the embodiments of the present invention
disclose the following technical solutions:
[0006] According to a first aspect, a frequency offset compensation method is provided,
where the frequency offset compensation method is used to compensate for a frequency
offset of a radio frequency drive signal of an optical comb generator of a multi-waveband
OFDM receiver, and the method includes the following steps:
S1: performing single waveband frequency offset estimation on an optical comb line
of each order to obtain an estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical
comb line of each order, where the optical comb line is a spectral line of an optical
frequency comb;
S2: classifying, according to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband
frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical
comb line, and an optical comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold
as a high mutation optical comb line;
S3: performing joint frequency offset estimation by using the estimated single waveband
frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order, to obtain an
estimated joint frequency offset; and
S4: performing compensation for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal
by using the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0007] In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, after the step S4,
the method further includes the following step:
S5: repeating the steps S1 to S4.
[0008] In a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the step S1 includes:
performing single waveband phase estimation by using the optical comb line of each
order and a beat frequency signal of a corresponding signal waveband, to obtain phase
information of the optical comb line of each order; and
taking a time derivative and performing time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
[0009] In a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in the step S2, a
quantity of mutations of a curve of a frequency offset that is of the optical comb
line of each order per unit time and that changes with time is used as the mutation
level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb
line of each order and that changes with time; and
a value range of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than
half of a quantity of information symbols included in a frame.
[0010] In a fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the step S2 includes:
when classification of the low mutation optical comb line and the high mutation optical
comb line is performed for the first time, if a mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order and that
changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time,
classifying a zero-order optical comb line and ±1-order optical comb lines as low
mutation optical comb lines, and classifying optical comb lines of other orders as
high mutation optical comb lines.
[0011] With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect,
in a fifth implementation manner of the first aspect, after the step S2, the method
further includes:
performing phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the
high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information of the
low mutation optical comb line; and
repeating the steps S1 and S2 by using a single waveband phase, which is obtained
by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset
of the high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information
of the low mutation optical comb line, as the phase of the training symbol in the
phase information of a corresponding optical comb line.
[0012] With reference to the first aspect or the fifth possible implementation manner of
the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the
step S3 includes:
performing weighted average on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the
low mutation optical comb line of each order to obtain the estimated joint frequency
offset.
[0013] With reference to the sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in
a seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the performing weighted
average on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical
comb line of each order to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset includes:
performing weighted average on a difference between estimated single waveband frequency
offsets of adjacent low order optical comb lines in the low mutation optical comb
lines of orders to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0014] According to a second aspect, a frequency offset compensation system is provided,
including:
a frequency offset estimation module, configured to perform single waveband frequency
offset estimation on an optical comb line of each order to obtain an estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order, where the optical
comb line is a spectral line of an optical frequency comb;
a mutation level estimation classification module, configured to classify, according
to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of
the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical comb line whose mutation
level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes with time is
less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical comb line, and an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold as a high mutation optical
comb line;
a joint frequency offset estimation module, configured to perform joint frequency
offset estimation by using the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low
mutation optical comb line of each order, to obtain an estimated joint frequency offset;
and
a frequency offset compensation module for a radio frequency drive signal, configured
to perform compensation for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal by
using the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0015] In a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the frequency offset
estimation module performs single waveband phase estimation by using the optical comb
line of each order and a beat frequency signal of a corresponding signal waveband,
to obtain phase information of the optical comb line of each order; and
takes a time derivative and performs time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
[0016] In a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the mutation level
estimation classification module uses a quantity of mutations of a curve of a frequency
offset that is of the optical comb line of each order per unit time and that changes
with time as the mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that is of the optical comb line of each order and that changes with time; and
a value range of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than
half of a quantity of information symbols included in a frame.
[0017] In a third possible implementation manner of the second aspect, when the mutation
level estimation classification module performs classification of the low mutation
optical comb line and the high mutation optical comb line for the first time, if a
mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical
comb line of each order and that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold
of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line
and that changes with time, a zero-order optical comb line and ±1-order optical comb
lines are classified as low mutation optical comb lines, and optical comb lines of
other orders are classified as high mutation optical comb lines.
[0018] With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect,
in a fourth implementation manner of the second aspect, the frequency offset compensation
system further includes:
a phase unwrapping module, configured to perform phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line, where
a single waveband phase obtained by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line is used as the
phase of the training symbol in the phase information of a corresponding optical comb
line and is sent to the frequency offset estimation module for single waveband frequency
offset estimation.
[0019] With reference to the second aspect to the fourth possible implementation manner
of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect,
the joint frequency offset estimation module performs weighted average on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order
to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0020] With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect,
in a sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the joint frequency
offset estimation module performs weighted average on a difference between estimated
single waveband frequency offsets of adjacent low order optical comb lines in the
low mutation optical comb lines of orders to obtain the estimated joint frequency
offset.
[0021] According to a third aspect, a multi-waveband OFDM receiver is provided, where the
multi-waveband OFDM receiver includes the frequency offset compensation system.
[0022] In the multi-waveband OFDM receiver and the frequency offset compensation method
and system in the embodiments of the present invention, optical comb lines are classified
into a low mutation optical comb line and a high mutation optical comb line according
to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes
with time and joint frequency offset estimation is performed on an estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order, and
compensation for a radio frequency drive signal is performed by means of the joint
frequency estimation, so that a quantity of optical comb lines for joint frequency
offset estimation is increased, thereby avoiding performance deterioration caused
by the fact that the high mutation optical comb line participates in the joint frequency
offset estimation, and improving accuracy of compensation for a frequency offset of
the radio frequency drive signal. In addition, in the method, compensation for the
frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal is performed repeatedly, so that
frequency offsets are reduced, and therefore, reliability and comprehensiveness of
the frequency compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal
are improved.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0023] To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or
in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings
required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying
drawings in the following description show merely some embodiments of the present
invention, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings
from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a frequency offset compensation method according
to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a frequency offset compensation method
according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of a frequency offset compensation
method according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of modules of an embodiment of a frequency
offset compensation system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a multi-waveband OFDM receiver
according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0024] The following embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-waveband OFDM
receiver and a frequency offset compensation method and system, so as to improve accuracy
of compensation for a radio frequency drive signal.
[0025] To make a person skilled in the art understand the technical solutions in the embodiments
of the present invention better, and make the objectives, features, and advantages
of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following further describes
the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in detail with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0026] In a frequency offset compensation method according to an embodiment of the present
invention, the frequency offset compensation method is used to compensate for a frequency
offset of a radio frequency drive signal of an optical comb generator of a multi-waveband
OFDM receiver.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a frequency offset
compensation method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method
includes:
Step 101: Perform single waveband frequency offset estimation on an optical comb line
of each order to obtain an estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical
comb line of each order, where the optical comb line is a spectral line of an optical
frequency comb.
[0028] The estimated single waveband frequency offset is an estimated value of a difference
between a center frequency of an optical comb of an order and a center frequency of
a corresponding signal light waveband. The method for performing single waveband frequency
offset estimation on an optical comb line of each order includes:
performing single waveband phase estimation by using the optical comb line of each
order and a beat frequency signal of a corresponding signal waveband, to obtain phase
information of the optical comb line of each order; and
taking a time derivative and performing time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
[0029] The estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order
may be obtained by using the following formula:

where
Øm indicates the phase information of a low order optical comb line, where the phase
information is phase information caused by a frequency offset in the beat frequency
signal of the corresponding signal waveband and may be obtained by setting a training
symbol in the signal waveband and separating the phase information from the beat frequency
signal;
t indicates time; and Δ
fm indicates the estimated single waveband frequency offset of an m-order optical comb
line, where m indicates an order number of the optical comb line.
[0030] Step 102: Classify, according to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband
frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical
comb line, and an optical comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold
as a high mutation optical comb line.
[0031] Whether a mutation occurs is determined according to whether a calculated variation
of a phase of a corresponding signal of the optical comb line of each order in unit
time exceeds a frequency jump threshold, for example, a phase variation 2π±0.1 or
above 2π±0.2 may be used to define whether the mutation occurs. The mutation level
of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line
of each order and that changes with time indicates a quantity of times of mutations
of the curve of a frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order
per unit time and that changes with time. A person skilled in the art may set the
mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes
with time according to precision of a selected device, required precision of the frequency
offset of the radio frequency drive signal, and an empirical value, and a value range
of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that
changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than half of a
quantity of information symbols included in a frame.
[0032] When classification of the low mutation optical comb line and the high mutation optical
comb line is performed for the first time, if a mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order and that
changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time,
a zero-order optical comb line and ±1-order optical comb lines are classified as low
mutation optical comb lines, and optical comb lines of other orders are classified
as high mutation optical comb lines.
[0033] In this embodiment, because a mutation of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that is of the high mutation optical comb line and that changes with time is
relatively large, and frequently occurred mutations cause serious signal distortion;
therefore, reliability of frequency offset estimation is affected. The estimated single
waveband frequency offsets of the optical comb lines of orders are classified into
an estimated single waveband frequency offset of a low-mutation and high-order optical
comb line and an estimated single waveband frequency offset of a high-mutation and
high-order optical comb line, so that signal distortion of the classified estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the low-mutation and high-order optical comb line
is reduced, and therefore, reliability and accuracy of the frequency offset estimation
are improved.
[0034] Step 103: Perform joint frequency offset estimation by using the estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order, to
obtain an estimated joint frequency offset.
[0035] The estimated joint frequency offset is a spacing between center frequencies of adjacent
wavebands of signal light, that is, a difference between frequency spacings of optical
comb lines of a transmitter and frequency spacings of optical comb lines of a receiver.
The estimated joint frequency offset may be obtained by performing weighted average
on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb
line of each order. The estimated joint frequency offset may also be obtained by performing
weighted average on a difference between estimated single waveband frequency offsets
of adjacent low order optical comb lines in the low mutation optical comb lines of
orders.
[0036] The estimated joint frequency offset may be obtained by performing weighted average
by using the following formula:

where Δ
f̂ indicates the estimated joint frequency offset,
αm indicates a weight value, and Δ
fm indicates an estimated single waveband frequency offset of an m-order low-mutation
optical comb, where m indicates an order number of the optical comb line.
[0037] In a process of performing the joint frequency offset estimation, the estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line may also be added
to the joint frequency offset estimation, as long as a corresponding weight value
is set to 0.
[0038] In this embodiment, joint frequency offset estimation is performed on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order,
and compared with the prior art, frequency offset estimation is performed on more
optical comb lines, which improves accuracy of frequency estimation and avoids instability
caused by using the frequency offset estimation of the high mutation optical comb
line, thereby improving accuracy of the frequency offset estimation and tolerance
of a laser wavelength offset. In addition, because a frequency offset of an optical
comb line is estimated by using a difference between frequency offsets of adjacent
optical comb lines, the method can avoid an impact of the laser wavelength offset
during the frequency offset estimation.
[0039] Step 104: Perform compensation for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive
signal by using the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0040] Because frequency offset estimation is performed on more optical comb lines, the
obtained estimated joint frequency offset is more accurate and reliable. Therefore,
by performing the compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive
signal by using the estimated joint frequency offset, signal orthogonal frequency
division multiplexing receiving can be better implemented. A weight value of weighted
average during the joint frequency offset estimation indicates reliability of the
frequency offset estimation of the optical comb line of each order.
[0041] Preferably, the method further includes step 105: repeat step 101 to step 104.
[0042] In this embodiment, the compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency
drive signal is performed by repeating step 101 to step 104. During the repeating
process, by performing the compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency
drive signal, a frequency offset of an optical line generated by the optical comb
generator becomes smaller, the mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time becomes lower,
and a quantity of low mutation optical comb lines becomes larger. After the joint
frequency offset estimation, the compensation for the frequency offset of the radio
frequency drive signal is more accurate and reliable.
[0043] As can be seen from the foregoing embodiment, optical comb lines are classified into
a low mutation optical comb line and a high mutation optical comb line according to
a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes
with time and joint frequency offset estimation is performed on an estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order, and
compensation for a radio frequency drive signal is performed by using the joint frequency
estimation, so that a quantity of optical comb lines for joint frequency offset estimation
is increased, thereby avoiding performance deterioration caused by the fact that the
high mutation optical comb line participates in the joint frequency offset estimation,
and improving accuracy of compensation for a frequency offset of the radio frequency
drive signal. In addition, in the method, compensation for the frequency offset of
the radio frequency drive signal is performed repeatedly, so that frequency offsets
are reduced, and therefore, reliability and comprehensiveness of the frequency compensation
for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal are improved.
[0044] Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a frequency offset
compensation method according to the present invention, and this embodiment is described
based on the foregoing embodiment.
[0045] After step 102, the method further includes:
[0046] Step 201: Perform phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset
of the high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information
of the low mutation optical comb line.
[0047] The phase information of the low mutation optical comb line includes phase jump information
of the low order optical comb line.
[0048] Because during the frequency offset estimation, wrapping of the high mutation optical
comb line occurs, and the wrapping makes the curve of frequency offset estimation
changing with time generate a large mutation. With a limited digital sampling frequency,
frequently-generated large mutations cause serious signal distortion and affect reliability
of the estimation. Therefore, the phase unwrapping needs to be performed on the estimated
frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line.
[0049] Because phase changes of the optical comb lines of orders are integer multiples of
each other, unwrapping is performed on wrapping of a phase curve of the high mutation
optical comb by using a phase curve of the low mutation optical comb, so as to eliminate
the mutation in the frequency offset change curve, and therefore, reliability of the
frequency offset estimation provided by the high mutation optical comb line is improved
and the objective of participating in the joint estimation is achieved.
[0050] Step 202: Repeat steps S1 and S2 by using a single waveband phase, which is obtained
by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset
of the high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information
of the low mutation optical comb line, as the phase of the training symbol in the
phase information of a corresponding optical comb line.
[0051] The phase curve is unwrapped by using a relationship between phases of the low mutation
optical comb line and the high mutation optical comb line, and the frequency offset
estimation is performed by taking a derivation, and after a mutation is smaller than
the mutation threshold, the estimated value thereof is added to the joint estimation
to calculate the frequency offset.
[0052] In this embodiment, in a process of continuous phase unwrapping, a quantity of estimated
signal waveband frequency offsets of the high-mutation and high-order optical comb
line is reduced, so that more estimated signal waveband frequency offsets of the optical
comb lines participate in the joint frequency offset estimation, which improves the
accuracy and the reliability of the frequency offset estimation of the radio frequency
drive signal, so that the degree of compensation for a frequency offset of a radio
frequency drive signal is more comprehensive and accurate.
[0053] Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of a method
for compensating for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal according
to the present invention, and this embodiment is described based on the foregoing
embodiment.
[0054] Step 301: Set a zero-order frequency offset threshold, and acquire the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the zero-order optical comb line obtained in step
101.
[0055] Step 302: When the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the zero-order optical
comb line is greater than the zero-order frequency offset threshold, adjust a center
wavelength input to a laser by the optical comb generator, so that the center wavelength
is aligned with a center wavelength of a transmit end, and repeat step 101 to step
105.
[0056] When the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the zero-order optical comb
line is greater than the zero-order frequency offset threshold, it indicates that
the center wavelength of the laser is misaligned; therefore, the laser is adjusted,
and after the center wavelength of the laser is aligned, the estimation and compensation
for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal are performed again.
[0057] Step 303: When the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the zero-order optical
comb line is less than the zero-order frequency offset threshold, in step 104, divide
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line
of each order by a corresponding order and add results to obtain the estimated joint
frequency offset, that is, obtain the estimated joint frequency offset by using the
following formula:

where Δ
f̂ indicates the estimated joint frequency offset, Δ
fm indicates the estimated single waveband frequency offset of an m-order low mutation
optical comb line, where m indicates an order number of the optical comb line, and
m≠0, that is, the estimated frequency offset of the zero-order optical comb line no
longer participates in the joint frequency estimation.
[0058] In this embodiment, the zero-order frequency offset threshold is set, and whether
the center wavelength of the laser is aligned is determined according to the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the zero-order optical comb line, thereby effectively
avoiding an error due to misalignment of the center wavelength of the laser.
[0059] In the frequency offset compensation method in this embodiment of the present invention,
optical comb lines are classified into a low mutation optical comb line and a high
mutation optical comb line according to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that changes with time and joint frequency offset estimation
is performed on an estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation
optical comb line of each order, and compensation for a radio frequency drive signal
is performed by means of joint frequency estimation, so that a quantity of optical
comb lines for joint frequency offset estimation is increased, thereby avoiding performance
deterioration caused by that fact that the high mutation optical comb line participates
in the joint frequency offset estimation, and improving accuracy of compensation for
a frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal. In addition, in the method,
the compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive signal is performed
repeatedly, so that frequency offsets are reduced gradually, and therefore, reliability
and comprehensiveness of the frequency compensation for the frequency offset of the
radio frequency drive signal are improved.
[0060] Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of modules of an embodiment
of a frequency offset compensation system according to the present invention, including:
a frequency offset estimation module 401, configured to perform single waveband frequency
offset estimation on an optical comb line of each order to obtain an estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order, where the optical
comb line is a spectral line of an optical frequency comb;
a mutation level estimation classification module 402, configured to classify, according
to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of
the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical comb line whose mutation
level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes with time is
less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical comb line, and an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold as a high mutation optical
comb line;
a joint frequency offset estimation module 403, configured to perform joint frequency
offset estimation by using the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low
mutation optical comb line of each order, to obtain an estimated joint frequency offset;
and
a frequency offset compensation module 404 for a radio frequency drive signal, configured
to perform compensation for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal by
using the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0061] Further, the frequency offset estimation module 401 performs single waveband phase
estimation by using the optical comb line of each order and a beat frequency signal
of a corresponding signal waveband, to obtain phase information of the optical comb
line of each order; and
takes a time derivative and performs time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
[0062] Further, the mutation level estimation classification module 402 uses a quantity
of mutations of a curve of a frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of
each order per unit time and that changes with time as the mutation level of the curve
of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order
and that changes with time; and
a value range of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than
half of a quantity of information symbols included in a frame.
[0063] Further, when the mutation level estimation classification module 402 performs classification
of the low mutation optical comb line and the high mutation optical comb line for
the first time, if a mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that is of the optical comb line of each order and that changes with time is greater
than the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that
is of the optical comb line and that changes with time, a zero-order optical comb
line and ±1-order optical comb lines are classified as low mutation optical comb lines,
and optical comb lines of other orders are classified as high mutation optical comb
lines.
[0064] Further, the frequency offset compensation system further includes:
a phase unwrapping module 405, configured to perform phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line, where
a single waveband phase obtained by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line is used as the
phase of the training symbol in the phase information of a corresponding optical comb
line and is sent to the frequency offset estimation module 401 for single waveband
frequency offset estimation.
[0065] Further, the joint frequency offset estimation module 403 performs weighted average
on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb
line of each order to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0066] Further, the joint frequency offset estimation module 403 performs weighted average
on a difference between estimated single waveband frequency offsets of adjacent low
order optical comb lines in the low mutation optical comb lines of orders to obtain
the estimated joint frequency offset.
[0067] In FIG. 4, the frequency offset estimation module 401 is connected to the mutation
level estimation classification module and the mutation level estimation classification
module 402 is connected to the joint frequency offset estimation module 403; the joint
frequency offset estimation module 403 is connected to the frequency offset compensation
module 404 for a radio frequency drive signal, and the phase unwrapping module 405
is connected to the mutation level estimation classification module 402 and the joint
frequency offset estimation module 401.
[0068] The frequency offset compensation system provided in this embodiment of the present
invention is used to implement the method for compensating for a frequency offset
of a radio frequency drive signal, and the specific principle of the system for compensating
for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal is the same as the principle
of the method for compensating for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal;
therefore, no further details are provided herein again.
[0069] Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a multi-waveband
OFDM receiver according to the present invention, where the multi-waveband orthogonal
frequency division multiplexing receiver includes the frequency offset compensation
system 501 described in the foregoing embodiment.
[0070] In this embodiment, an optical comb generator using a radio frequency drive signal
is compensated for by using the system 501 for compensating for a frequency offset
of a radio frequency drive signal, which can effectively adjust a spacing between
optical comb lines in the multi-waveband OFDM receiver, and reduce a residual frequency
offset of the spacing between the optical comb lines in the multi-band OFDM receiver,
so that the spacing between the optical comb lines in the multi-waveband OFDM receiver
is the same as a spacing between optical comb lines in a transmitter, thereby ensuring
normal work of coherent receiving.
[0071] A person skilled in the art may clearly understand that, the technologies in the
embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software in addition to
a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such an understanding, the technical
solutions of the present invention essentially or the part contributing to the prior
art may be implemented in a form of a software product. The software product is stored
in a storage medium, such as a ROM/RAM, a hard disk, or an optical disc, and includes
several instructions for instructing a computer device (which may be a personal computer,
a server, or a network device) to perform the methods described in the embodiments
or some parts of the embodiments of the present invention.
[0072] The embodiments in this specification are all described in a progressive manner,
for same or similar parts in the embodiments, refer to these embodiments, and each
embodiment focuses on a difference from other embodiments. Especially, a system embodiment
is basically similar to a method embodiment, and therefore is described briefly; for
related parts, refer to partial descriptions in the method embodiment.
[0073] The foregoing descriptions are implementation manners of the present invention, but
are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification,
equivalent replacement, and improvement made without departing from the spirit and
principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present
invention.
1. A frequency offset compensation method, wherein the frequency offset compensation
method is used to compensate for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal
of an optical comb generator of a multi-waveband OFDM receiver, and the method comprises
the following steps:
S1: performing single waveband frequency offset estimation on an optical comb line
of each order to obtain an estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical
comb line of each order, wherein the optical comb line is a spectral line of an optical
frequency comb;
S2: classifying, according to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband
frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical
comb line, and an optical comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold
as a high mutation optical comb line;
S3: performing joint frequency offset estimation by using the estimated single waveband
frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order, to obtain an
estimated joint frequency offset; and
S4: performing compensation for the frequency offset of the radio frequency drive
signal by using the estimated joint frequency offset.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the step S4, the method further comprises
the following step:
S5: repeating the steps S1 to S4.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step S1 comprises:
performing single waveband phase estimation by using the optical comb line of each
order and a beat frequency signal of a corresponding signal waveband, to obtain phase
information of the optical comb line of each order; and
taking a time derivative and performing time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step S2, the mutation level of the
curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each
order and that changes with time indicates a quantity of mutations of a curve of a
frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order per unit time and
that changes with time; and
a value range of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than
half of a quantity of information symbols comprised in a frame.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step S2 comprises:
when classification of the low mutation optical comb line and the high mutation optical
comb line is performed for the first time, if a mutation level of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order and that
changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold of the curve of a single
waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes with time,
classifying a zero-order optical comb line and ±1-order optical comb lines as low
mutation optical comb lines, and classifying optical comb lines of other orders as
high mutation optical comb lines.
6. The method according to claim 3, wherein after the step S2, the method further comprises:
performing phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the
high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information of the
low mutation optical comb line; and
repeating the steps S1 and S2 by using a single waveband phase, which is obtained
by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated single waveband frequency offset
of the high mutation optical comb line of each order by using the phase information
of the low mutation optical comb line, as the phase of the training symbol in the
phase information of a corresponding optical comb line.
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the step S3 comprises:
performing weighted average on the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the
low mutation optical comb line of each order to obtain the estimated joint frequency
offset.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the performing weighted average on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the low mutation optical comb line of each order
to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset comprises:
performing weighted average on a difference between estimated single waveband frequency
offsets of adjacent low order optical comb lines in the low mutation optical comb
lines of orders to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset.
9. A frequency offset compensation system, comprising:
a frequency offset estimation module, configured to perform single waveband frequency
offset estimation on an optical comb line of each order to obtain an estimated single
waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order, wherein the optical
comb line is a spectral line of an optical frequency comb;
a mutation level estimation classification module, configured to classify, according
to a mutation threshold of a curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of
the optical comb line and that changes with time, an optical comb line whose mutation
level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that changes with time is
less than the mutation threshold as a low mutation optical comb line, and an optical
comb line whose mutation level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset
that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold as a high mutation optical
comb line;
a joint frequency offset estimation module, configured to perform joint frequency
offset estimation by using the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the low
mutation optical comb line of each order, to obtain an estimated joint frequency offset;
and
a frequency offset compensation module for a radio frequency drive signal, configured
to perform compensation for a frequency offset of a radio frequency drive signal by
using the estimated joint frequency offset.
10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the frequency offset estimation module performs
single waveband phase estimation by using the optical comb line of each order and
a beat frequency signal of a corresponding signal waveband, to obtain phase information
of the optical comb line of each order; and
takes a time derivative and performs time averaging on a phase of a training symbol
in the phase information of the optical comb line of each order separately to obtain
the estimated single waveband frequency offset of the optical comb line of each order.
11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the mutation level estimation classification
module uses a quantity of mutations of a curve of a frequency offset that is of the
optical comb line of each order per unit time and that changes with time as the mutation
level of the curve of a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb
line of each order and that changes with time; and
a value range of the mutation threshold of the curve of a single waveband frequency
offset that changes with time is greater than two mutations in a frame and less than
half of a quantity of information symbols comprised in a frame.
12. The system according to claim 9, wherein when the mutation level estimation classification
module performs classification of the low mutation optical comb line and the high
mutation optical comb line for the first time, if a mutation level of the curve of
a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line of each order
and that changes with time is greater than the mutation threshold of the curve of
a single waveband frequency offset that is of the optical comb line and that changes
with time, a zero-order optical comb line and ±1-order optical comb lines are classified
as low mutation optical comb lines, and optical comb lines of other orders are classified
as high mutation optical comb lines.
13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the frequency offset compensation system
further comprises:
a phase unwrapping module, configured to perform phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line, wherein
a single waveband phase obtained by performing the phase unwrapping on the estimated
single waveband frequency offset of the high mutation optical comb line of each order
by using the phase information of the low mutation optical comb line is used as the
phase of the training symbol in the phase information of a corresponding optical comb
line and is sent to the frequency offset estimation module for single waveband frequency
offset estimation.
14. The system according to claim 9 or 13, wherein the joint frequency offset estimation
module performs weighted average on the estimated single waveband frequency offset
of the low mutation optical comb line of each order to obtain the estimated joint
frequency offset.
15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the joint frequency offset estimation module
performs weighted average on a difference between estimated single waveband frequency
offsets of adjacent low order optical comb lines in the low mutation optical comb
lines of orders to obtain the estimated joint frequency offset.
16. A multi-waveband OFDM receiver, wherein the multi-waveband OFDM receiver comprises
the frequency offset compensation system for a radio frequency drive signal according
to any one of claims 9 to 15.